Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

Let’s call them “Laura” and “George” “Laura’s” Story (Now a CEO) Laura shares her powerful example of asking for help and creating an intervention by asking a powerful question: “Is this the way we’re going to work together?” My new CEO is there.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. For the first time, Dell reveals the highs and lows of the company's evolution amidst a rapidly changing industry—and his own, as he matured into the CEO it needed.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

But now the question becomes, “As I mature in leadership, can I move from ME to WE?”. I worked with a CEO who really gets this. How do we want to attack this as a team?” Sure, there was a day it was all about “me” …you were the smartest gal or the best guy in the room. The ME model is less effective and it’s dangerous.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

In my mind, the best CEOs are usually the ones who are in a race to the future – they’re obsessed with defining the future because they can’t stomach the thought of reacting to a future created by their competitors. During his era, Steve Jobs was miles ahead of every other forward thinking CEO in that race.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 10, 2023

Now you’ve matured into a high-performing, mature leader, but your well-meaning boss, who has known you from the beginning, can’t see the (Tom) you’ve become. Get Curious About Tommy Syndrome If you’ve been around for a long time, maybe there’s some “Tommy Syndrome,” happening.

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CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Angel Capital vs. Venture Capital Angels and VCs are often very synergistic. 3 - Provide more mature views on business, exits, growth etc. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time. I am CEO between positions. 2 - Provide introductions.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

In my mind, the best CEOs are usually the ones who are in a race to the future – they’re obsessed with defining the future because they can’t stomach the thought of reacting to a future created by their competitors. During his era, Steve Jobs was miles ahead of every other forward thinking CEO in that race.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Kip Tindell, cofounder, chairman, and former CEO for The Container Store, notes that: “Someone who’s very mindful of their wake and has the mature and sobering understanding of how powerful [his or her] wake is. the kind of person we want to be connected to.”.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 8, 2015

Seems sort of obvious, but what this means is, depending on the size of the aquarium, you could end up with a mature 7-inch shark! In researching why fish will mature, but conform to the size of the containers they are housed in, experts say it is due to stunting. The CEO shared his principles with employees.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 11, 2013

Marissa Mayer is a case study in what NOT to do as a new CEO. Being a new CEO of a struggling enterprise is a challenge for any leader, but it’s also not a role every leader is ready for – shame on Yahoo’s board for botching the selection process – again. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Thoughts?

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CEO Insider

JULY 22, 2021

I thought we were mature enough to self-manage. During my company’s first six years, my only exposure to culture was a boring session on the subject at a minor conference. To me, culture seemed like so much marketing fluff. I didn’t see the point—my people and I were all grown adults, after all. It wasn’t […].

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

There are things that only the CEO can do. As startups grow, leaders build and mature a HR/People strategy that is informed by and aligned with the overall business strategy. As your company matures that person might not have the needed skill set to take the company to the next level. It’ll be okay. You’d be wrong.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2019

It requires maturing in the inner game of leadership, which requires a profound shift of mind and heart. William Adams is CEO and co-founder of Full Circle Group and CEO of The Leadership Circle. Leaders who scale leadership start with themselves. This requires more than simply learning new skills. Systems awareness.

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 1, 2021

What an incredible journey it has been for me throughout my professional maturation thus far at the company. In a couple of weeks, it’ll be my seven-year anniversary of joining my father Ray Boorojian at WaveCapital Partners, LLC. Working with a family member is not an education you’ll get anywhere else, neither in college nor […].

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Don’ts Become defensive: This is a business maturity check. By acknowledging the effort someone has taken to provide insights, you create an environment of mutual respect and encourage ongoing constructive dialogue. When confronted with feedback, avoid the instinct to become defensive.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

Ask any CEO if they have a process for retaining and developing talented people and they’ll quickly answer in the affirmative. No matter how smart or talented a person is, there’s always room for growth, development, and continued maturation. You Failed To Develop Their Skills: Leadership isn’t a destination – it’s a continuum.

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Leading Blog

JULY 30, 2021

Culatta, who is the CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education and the former Director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. And when we do have those conversations, we need to take a positive approach—not just a list of don’ts, but positive behaviors our kids can practice doing while in the digital world.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 18, 2022

This bureaucracy is compounded by the lack of uniform reporting structure, with some reporting to the CEO, others to the CFO, and others again the chief strategy officer. This is a marked difference from traditional VC firms, which can act extremely quickly once investment decisions are made. Or maybe you will not get any results.”.

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ReImagine Work

MARCH 16, 2015

Seems sort of obvious, but what this means is, depending on the size of the aquarium, you could end up with a mature 7-inch shark. In researching why fish will mature, but conform to the size of the containers they are housed in, experts say it is due to stunting. The CEO shared his principles with employees.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 8, 2016

These are the ones who blend in early on, but blossom with maturity and become presidents of their high school class or captains of a varsity team. Some children seem to effortlessly fall into the role of leader, no matter what the environment. However, there are those children who are late bloomers.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 24, 2014

Perhaps she’s known you for years and she still has an outdated view of your professional maturity and competencies. Author bio: Karin Hurt is an experienced executive, speaker and writer, and CEO of Let''s Grow Leaders. Guest post from Karin Hurt : You think you’re ready to be promoted. Your boss… not so much.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

Ask any CEO if they have a process for retaining and developing talented people and they’ll quickly answer in the affirmative. No matter how smart or talented a person is, there’s always room for growth, development, and continued maturation. You Failed To Develop Their Skills: Leadership isn’t a destination – it’s a continuum.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 17, 2013

I want to frame my thoughts on the topic of significance by beginning with an excerpt from my first book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual ”: “By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 10, 2018

For larger and mature companies, the hard part seems to be giving up the familiar space that isn’t working so well anymore, so that you can focus on a new segment or opportunity. This culture must be maintained by every company at every stage of maturity. Don’t wait for a crisis.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

I picked this question because I just attended an event in Boston called “Secrets of Succession”, a moderated panel discussion with a CHRO, a succession planning consultant and executive coach, and a CEO and Board member. What does CEO ownership look like? It’s a shift in focus from “checking off the boxes” to measuring results.

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Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In the interview, Steve talked about a significant event that occurred at a Starbucks when he asked his longtime friend, Ford''s CEO Alan Mulally, how he had turned around Ford. The Mobile Era Matures. It also serves as excellent learning for leadership. Alan basically said he focused on teamwork. This was a big wake-up call for Steve.

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CO2

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Are you at the coupling stage, infancy, go-go adolescence, prime, mature, etc.? Whoever hired you (the board, CEO, VP, supervisor) is expecting you to surprise them either with low-hanging fruit or, possibly, disappoint them. Based on which stage, what leadership style and what role do you want to emphasize in your position?

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

While I’ve actually never talked to a CEO or HR VP that was fortunate to be in this position, but in theory, it’s possible, right? That’s why CEOs and HR VPs get paid the big bucks, to figure out what the right priorities are for any given business strategy and timeframe. The CEO is not committed and does not own it.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 10, 2020

Some CEOs are product-first front their experience, skillset, and interests. That’s not a sign of weakness for a CEO, it’s a show of maturity. The advice I’d give to CEOs first starting out is to try to manage it all for as long as you can. I know we’re in good hands. About the Author.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2012

The reality is in maturing and complex market environments clients’ demand more from their service providers. While my personal practice is focused on providing leadership advice and counsel to Fortune 500 CEOs, as the senior operating executive at our firm I also have oversight responsibility for our talent management practice.

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CEO Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2011

It is a mature person who can sit back and formulate a plan for positively harnessing fear. I am proud to have been a CEO (I even call this blog CEO blog) and now the world seems to be vilifying CEOs. I agree with some of the views put forward (many CEOs are outrageously overpaid).

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Creativity and innovation are two essential elements of business which enable almost any company, start-up or mature, to succeed.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The Mobile Era Matures. Books Business Coaching Career Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Communication Leadership Memes Skills Success Women Work life' Source: Steve Shallenberger: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. Related articles.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 27, 2013

A recent study has found that less than a third of Fortune 500 CEOs are active on any given social media platform (not surprisingly, LinkedIn had the most CEO accounts, though Twitter has seen the most growth in terms of new CEO accounts).

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2012

I want to begin today’s post with an excerpt from my book “ Leadership Matters…The CEO Survival Manual :“. “By By the time you reach the CEO level you should be striving to move beyond success and towards significance. In today’s post I’ll share a few thoughts on planning for the future….

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2020

Our report offers CEOs a new roadmap to help make strategic investments that narrow this innovation achievement gap and fuel higher growth.”. Strategy : Actively aligning business strategy and IT strategy and weaving technology investments together to better seize opportunities.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A threat that has never been mentioned in all of the years the report has been published is the declining birth rate, yet this is a sufficient risk for Elon Musk to brand it the biggest threat to civilization at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit. Mature adults demonstrate considerable resilience,” the researchers say.

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